Play and Freeze Ice Cream Maker - The Ice Cream ball

With the unique Play and Freeze Ice Cream Maker, you can make ice cream while on camping trips, at picnics, barbecues, and many other places. You don't need electricity to make great tasting ice cream, but rather just add ice and rock salt in one end and ice cream mix in the other end. Then, have a ball as you shake it, pass it, or roll it around for 10 to 15 minutes. The ice cream mix can be as simple as cream, sugar, and vanilla or you can try a more adventurous flavor from the included recipe list or make up your own concoction. Made of durable polycarbonate, the Ice Cream Ball is lightweight, portable, and easy to clean.

Turn Vanilla recipes into exciting Ice Cream Flavors like Chocolate, Strawberry & Bubble Gum by adding our great Flavor fountain bottles.

How it Works:

  1. Fill the ice end with as much ice as possible, then add 1/2 cup of rock salt.
  2. Mix up your ice cream ingredients in a container, then pour the mix into the end with the metal cylinder. Hand tighten the lid.
  3. Have a ball! Shake, roll, and pass it around as you mix and freeze the ingredients. It's not necessary to shake the ball...just motion will do it.
  4. After about 10-15 minutes, or once the ice cream is to the consistency of your liking, gently scoop it out and enjoy!  You will have about a pint of delicious soft-serve ice cream!


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Don’t just settle for 31 flavors!
Try these Delicious MEGA Recipes!

Here are recipes specially created for the MEGA Play & Freeze Ice Cream Ball. Try flavors from our recipe list or make up your own unlimited flavors! Great for making frozen fruit slushies and iced drinks such as Margaritas.

Also check out our Frequently Asked Questions page for additional information. Look here for recipes for our Original smaller Ice Cream Ball.
Basic Vanilla Ice Cream

1 quart of Cream or Half & Half*
1 tablespoon vanilla
3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons sugar

*In all recipes, using cream makes a richer creamier ice cream. Using Half & Half or part milk and Half & Half makes a lighter ice cream, but takes longer to freeze.

Yield: about a quart of smooth and creamy ice cream.
Variations (add to vanilla recipe)

Butter Pecan
Beat softened or melted butter (2 tablespoons) in with 4 tbs cream and sugar until completely
blended. Add 1/3 cup chopped pecans (plain or roasted).

Chocolate Chip
Add up to 1/2 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips or shaved chocolate.

Coffee
Increase sugar to 1 cup. Dissolve 3 tablespoons instant coffee in smallest amount of very warm
water. Add to base.

Egg Nog
Add 2 tablespoon brandy and 2 tablespoon rum. Dash of nutmeg!

Frozen Yogurt
Place 4 cups of flavored or fruited yogurt into the metal cylinder, then PLAY AND FREEZE™ to
the consistency you desire. Plain yogurt can also be used, just add 2/3 cup of sugar or 1 cup of
honey. Fruit may be added instead of sweetener, especially fruits canned in their own juices.

Fruit Sorbet
Pour up to 1 qt of fresh juice into a container, add sugar to taste, and mix well. Pour into metal
cylinder, PLAY AND FREEZE™ to the consistency you desire.

Grasshopper
Add 4 tablespoons crème de menthe and 1/2 cup (about 8) crumbled chocolate cookies (sandwich or wafer type).

Hot Cocoa Ice Cream
Mix 3 to 4 packets of hot cocoa mix with cream or half & half in a container. Shake well, add to
metal cylinder, PLAY AND FREEZE™.

Juice Slush
Pour up to 2 pints of sweetened or unsweetened juice or a combination of juices into the metal cylinder, and PLAY AND FREEZE™ to the consistency you desire.

Kahlua And Cream
Add 8 tablespoons Kahlua mid-way through freezing.

Macaroon
Crumble about 8 macaroons into cream mixture. Optional: add 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; macaroon may be soaked in sherry (about 1/2 cup) before adding.

Milk and Jam
Add 4 to 5 tablespoons of your favorite jam to the milk in a container, shake well. Pour into
metal cylinder then PLAY AND FREEZE™. Enjoy raspberry, strawberry etc. ice cream.

Mint Chocolate Chip
Add 1/2 teaspoon mint extract and 1/3 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips (or shaved chocolate). Optional: add a few drops of green food coloring.

Peppermint
Add 1/2 cup crushed peppermint candy. Optional: add a few drops red food coloring and/or 1/4 teaspoon mint extract.

Rum and Raisin
Soak 4 tablespoons raisins in 4 tablespoons rum for 30 minutes. Chop raisins, and then return to rum to continue soaking. Add toward the middle of freezing process.

Rum Coconut
Add 4 tablespoons rum and 1/2 cup freshly grated coconut. Toasted Coconut
Add 3/4 cup lightly toasted shredded coconut. Optional: add 1/2 teaspoon almond extract.
More Recipes

Smores Ice Cream
Half & Half
Marshmallows
Chocolate bar
Graham crackers
Cut marshmallows and chocolate bar into small pieces, mix with milk in metal cylinder then PLAY AND FREEZE™. Use Graham crackers to scoop ice cream mix.

Coconut and Coconut Almond
1 quart of cream or Half & Half
2 teaspoons vanilla
2/3 cup sugar
4 tablespoons of Coconut Syrup (used to flavor lattes)
Coconut Almond Variation: add 3 tablespoons chopped almonds during mixing

Cinnamon Stick Ice Cream
1 quart of cream or Half & Half
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar

Strawberry
1 quart of cream or Half & Half
5 Tablespoons of Strawberry Jam
2/3 cup sugar

Hazelnut Chip
1 quart of cream or Half & Half
2 teaspoon vanilla
2/3 cup sugar
4 tablespoons of Hazelnut Syrup (used to flavor lattes)
4 tablespoons chocolate chips

Peanut Butter Cup
1 quart of cream or Half & Half
1 tablespoon vanilla
2/3 cup sugar
4 chopped Peanut Butter Cups

Ginger Ice Cream
1 quart of cream or Half & Half
3-4 tbs crystallized or candied ginger,
finely chopped
2 tsp vanilla
2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar

Cherry and Cherry Chip
1 quart of cream or Half & Half
2 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup fresh cherries (pitted and quartered)
Add cherries while mixing after 15 minutes. Cherry Chip Variation: add 3 tablespoons
chocolate chips during mixing.

Key Lime Ice Cream
1 quart of cream or Half & Half
3/4 cup key lime juice
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar

Peach
1 quart of cream or Half & Half
1 large ripe peach, sliced and pared
2 teaspoon vanilla
2/3 cup sugar
Add peaches after 10 minutes of mixing

Toffee Crunch
1 quart of cream or Half & Half
1 tablespoon vanilla
2/3 cup sugar
2 Heath bars chopped
Other Uses

Use your PLAY AND FREEZE™ to chill coffee, tea and soup or to mix your favorite drinks such as margaritas.